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1. http://www.eduplace.com enter a question or see activities by alpha order & grade level [i.e. Nutrition…how to survive the common cold …”Students will identify symptoms in the stages of a common cold & then create a booklet about surviving the common cold.”] 2. http://www.phschool.com publisher Prentice Hall provides educators with tips & tools by subject, drop downs for searches by state/topic & stuff to buy. 3. http://www.NCTM.org National Council on Teacher’s of Mathematics resources/lessons/activities per grade level & career development information.
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4. http://www.funbrain.com games/activities, primarily k-8th graders including homework help. 5. http://www.howstuffworks.com real-life information categories are explored for educators to explain how things work from A-Z but, need to develop own lesson plans. 6. http://www.rhlschool.com misnomer as its title indicates reading resources but includes math & research sources, some of which is free, & lots of links. 7. http://www.ajkids.com ask jeeves allows kids to query & receive several site ‘hits’ or select a general subject & retrieve questions that ‘jeeves’ answers. 8. http://www.nationalgeographic.com allows exploration with neat pictures of animals, maps & international topics. 9. http://familyeducation.com/home for family resources. 10. http://www.pbs.org up to the minute balanced news presentations? Public Broadcasting System site examines the past & present all on one location! Teachers, parents & kids are welcomed with warm green tones & visually appealing fonts making this site easy on the eyes. Educator links include grade level drop downs for math, science, history, social studies, literature, & a designated link for health/fitness. A distinct difference between this site & others is a separate category for early childhood [pre-k- 2nd grade, the inclusion of a media category & that actual practitioners create lesson plans! 11. http://enc.org/ Eisenhower National Clearinghouse [ENC] is a collection of all federally funded educational curriculums for math & science materials & professional development. 12. http://www.merlot.org Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning & Online Teaching is an international site w/links for educational resources in various subjects. 13. http://www-history extensive information on the history of mathematics w/ time lines, biographies; for male & FEMALE mathematicians.
14. http://www.schoolhousetech.com $30 to $35, but free trial to learn the program that uses a game format to reinforce & improve vocabulary learning for ESOL, ABE, GED learners.
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15. http://schooldiscovery.com discovery channel w/free gift to teachers; see puzzlemaker. 16. http://www.superkids.com/ good reference for a FEW freebies & students SAT prep. 17. http://www.quia.com/ interesting site to engage students, particularly upper grade levels 18. http://www.coolmath4kids.com/ one of the most fun sites, homepage is nifty. Includes games puzzles for different age levels & definitions used in math & science. 19. http://www2.worldbook.com/ up to date encyclopedia reference. 20. http://www.mathcounts.org nationwide middle school coaching and competition program. 21. http://www.mathstories.com/ nominal fee will provide k-8th grade teachers w/real-world problem solving resources. 22. http://www.fcatexplorer.com/ wealth of info. w/links to 1000’s of sites; Florida to the world! 23. http://www.marcopolo-education.org/ internet content site provides evaluation of & actual lesson plans, resources & links for k-12. Also professional development info. 24. http://www.historychannel.com/ lots of information, links & lessons. 25. http://www.maps101.com site for maps supporting history, geography…some free. 26. http://www.loc.gov/ library of congress info. is free!
PROBLEM-SOLVING HOW TO’S 27. http://www.mathismania.com/math_problem_solving-1.html 28. http://www.edhelper.com/WordStories.htm 29. http://mathforum.org/library/ mega-site, Drexel University to search for anything ‘math’. 30. http://huisam.virtualave.net/probsolv.html#four the 4-steps [Polya’s] for problem solving and description of each; 7 strategies w/practice problems. 31. http://www.math.utah.edu/~alfeld/math/polya.html Polya’s detailed description of each of 4 steps for problem solving. 32. http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/DeerParkES/kids/diane/Math/tenstrat.htm ten strategies for problem solving.
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MATH ANXIETY 33. http://www.rvc.cc.il.us/classes/plc/mathanxiety.htm strategies for math & general, for note taking and self-evaluation and planning. 34. http://www.mathpower.com/ math anxiety quiz, learning styles, strategies for overcoming, student’s math anxiety ‘bill of rights’. 35. http://www.geocities.com/mathandcomp/math_anxiety_m.htm defines math anxiety: how it feels, why we have, myths about ability
36. http://www.dys.dk/eng/dysk.html, http://www.dyscalculia.org/ learning disabilities, evaluating for math LD, 37. http://www.chemistrycoach.com/lbe3.htm THE MOTHER LOAD FOR ALL SUBJECTS! Study tips/strategies/problem solving by subject [writing, critical thinking, science,math,psychology ….] See bottom of page for math anxiety!
NOTE-TAKING TIPS 38. http://mathcounts.org/Problems/strategies.html 39. http://www.sas.calpoly.edu/asc/ssl/notetaking.systems.html 40. http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/notetake.html